People v. Belpedio

Defendant, Louis Belpedio, was charged by indictment with two counts of aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 12—4(a), (b)(4)). The charges stemmed from an incident in which defendant punched Luke Massar in the face at the end of a touch-football game at Jewett Park in Deerfield, Illinois, on September 5, 1989. Following a bench trial on December 13, 1989, defendant was found guilty of aggravated battery as charged in the indictment. On January 31, 1990, following the denial of defendant’s post-trial motion, the trial court sentenced defendant to terms of six months’…